So, what are the options for HP-UX customers running Oracle? One option (that Oracle is betting against) is a database migration to PostgreSQL. To date, PostgreSQL has not supported the HP-UX platform very well. This will change in early Q2 when EnterpriseDB introduces full support for the HP-UX platform via our Postgres Plus Advanced Server. EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus Advanced Server provides a comprehensive Oracle compatibility solution. Postgres Plus Advanced Server lets you replicate your applications and the data from production Oracle databases to Postgres Plus seamlessly, with virtually no need to re-write your application.

Ed Boyajian, President and CEO of EDB, drives the development and execution of EDB’s strategic vision and growth strategy in the database industry. Ed joined EDB in 2008 after six years at Red Hat, where he rose to Vice President and General Manager of North America. He played a central...